The purpose of this article is to help those that want to learn more about the many different exercises to jump higher. After reading this article you will have knowledge of workouts that can help you to build a strong foundation for your jump training and help you to increase your vertical leap.

Warming Up

Warming up is very important and should never be skipped because it helps your body reach maximum performance. Remember in order to increase your vertical leap you have to push yourself to the limit every time you work out. If you try to do this without warming up you’re risking injury, and you can’t train when your injured.

Getting Started

I’ve listed a sample workout here that you can use with a few different exercises that should have you experiencing some gains in just a few short weeks. The first set of exercises are going to involve some light or beginners plyo’s or plyometrics. Afterwards I’ll list some weight training workouts that you can do as well. Listed below are some of the best plyo's (plyometrics) exercises that you can do to increase your jumping ability as a beginner.

Power Skipping – You will skip almost as normal except you will exaggerate your movements while trying to jump as high as you can. As soon as you land you will switch legs and continue repeating the same movement using the other leg to thrust. 3 sets of about 30 yards (rest at least for 90 seconds between sets) 2 to 3 times a week will be fine with at least 1 day between workouts.

Standing Rim Jumps – Stand directly in front of the rim and jump as high as you can with the goal of grabbing the rim from a standing position. 3 sets of 10 (rest at least for 90 seconds between sets), 2 to 3 times a week with at least 1 day between workouts.

The next set of workouts involve weight lifting for beginners. The goal here is to lift heavy however for beginners you want to stay somewhere between whatever weight you can lift 6 – 8 times. You can do this on the same days you plyo’s but you should always do your plyo’s first when you have the most energy, and in order to prevent injury. All exercises exept for calve raises should be done 2 to 3 times a week with at least 1 full day between lifts.

Squats – 3 sets of 6 – 8 reps. Rest 2 minutes between sets.

Lunges – 3 sets of 6 – 8 reps. Rest 2 minutes between sets.

Hamstring Curls – 3 sets of 6 – 8 reps. Rest 2 minutes between sets.

Calve Raises (with one leg) – 2 to sets 8 reps. Rest at least 90 seconds between sets. This should only be done once or twice a week max. If you decide to do calve raises twice a week then the second work out should be done a least 2 days after the first workout. Additionally the second workout should only be 1 set of 8 reps.

If you notice the workout is not too strenuous, and this is because I want to help you experience some gains in the shortest amount of time possible. If your workout is too strenuous you may actually experience a decrease before you start to see results.You should be able to see results within the first week or two depending on your skill level.

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